Grape jam for the winter: 6 simple recipes

How to properly harvest and prepare for processing

Harvesting of berries begins in August-September. Late-ripening varieties are removed in October, it is during this period that the hostesses make preparations from this tasty and healthy berry.

How to pick berries

White and black grapes are usually used to make jam. Especially tasty is obtained from the berries of the varieties Chaush, Talisman, Isabela, Delight, Kishmish, Nimrang, Rizamat, Agdai, Muscat.

For dessert, dense berries are selected, without bruises and rot. Separate the grapes from the brushes very carefully, immediately removing the stalks. Wash by two or three immersions in a container with plenty of water.

Grape bunches are useful not only fresh

It is better if the selected variety is seedless.

There is nothing complicated in the preparation of grape delicacies, the main thing is to follow the recipe exactly and use high-quality raw materials. However, there are several nuances and tricks that will help you prepare the most delicious and aromatic grape jam.

The berries are blanched to prevent the skin from bursting during cooking. After blanching, the grapes are quickly cooled in ice water.
To prevent the berries from shrinking during cooking, they are poured with sugar syrup and left for 5-6 hours. The syrup saturates the berries, preventing them from deforming.
The readiness of the jam is determined by the thickness of the syrup. If the drop does not spread on a clean, dry saucer, then it is ready. The berries in the finished jam fall to the bottom of the container.
Liquid syrup from grape jam is ideal for impregnating cakes and adding to desserts.
If you choose a sweet variety, add citric acid when cooking, it will make the taste more balanced.

Cooking a grape delicacy

Culinary value of the product

Grape jam is a multifunctional product. Due to its aroma, adding a whole spoonful of dessert to tea will make the drink unusual and especially pleasant to the taste. Dessert can be eaten with black coffee, emphasizing its astringency.

Housewives highly praise the product obtained after adding gelatin to the jam syrup. The jelly turns out to be exquisite and very light, it is suitable as an independent dessert, as well as for jelly layers in cakes.

As for baking, grape jam has also earned respect here. Cooking pies, rolls and pies with it becomes a fragrant pleasure. The taste is transformed even with the addition of a few canned berries.

The benefits of berries

Properly prepared grape jam is a source of macro- and microelements necessary for the body. Group A vitamins improve vision and rejuvenate the body. B vitamins improve the functioning of the nervous and circulatory systems. Vitamins of group C increase immunity and protect from viruses. The high content of fructose and glucose strengthens the immunity of the body as a whole. Fiber removes toxins. Grapes have a positive effect on the functioning of the circulatory, digestive, nervous, respiratory and reproductive systems.

How to store: terms and conditions

This recipe is perfect for those people who like to eat delicious jam, however, do not like to cook it for too long. Thanks to this “quick” recipe, you can provide yourself with a delicious treat for the winter without much difficulty.

In order to make such preparations for the winter, we take the following products:

Berries of this grape variety - 1 kg
Water - 250 ml
Granulated sugar - 500 g

Five minutes
The cooking process will consist of the following stages:

For starters, of course, let's take a look at grapes. We tear off the berries from the brushes, remove all unsuitable for food, including soft berries, and rinse them. Next, let the water drain completely from the grapes.
Pour our liquid into a container with a thick bottom and add 200 g of granulated sugar to it. Cook the contents of the pan over low heat, as a result of which we get syrup.
Pour the berries into a colander and dip it into our syrup. In this state, we cook the grapes for about 5 minutes. During this process, a lot of foam will form, it will necessarily need to be removed.
Next, remove the berries with a colander, let them cool. We pour all the remaining granulated sugar into them, put in a saucepan and boil for about half an hour over the lowest heat.
At this time, prepare the dishes in which you will close the treat. All banks must be sterilized. By the way, it is recommended to close such jam in jars with a capacity of 0.5 l or 1 l.
We remove our pan from the heat and lay out the goodies on the pre-prepared cans, close the cans. That's all, our Isabella grape sweetness is ready, and the cooking time will not take more than 1 hour.

The grapes of this variety are in great demand, since they do not have large seeds inside their berries, which we are used to seeing in other varieties of this culture. These grapes are suitable for the diet of young children, as well as all those who do not like or cannot chew or choose seeds.

Jam from such berries turns out to be unusually tasty and aromatic. We will cook a sweet preparation according to this recipe in a multicooker, so we will get not only a tasty, but also the most useful product.

From the products, we just need to purchase the following:

Berries of this grape variety - 1.5 kg
Granulated sugar - 750 g

From raisins
So, then we follow this instruction:

We carefully remove all the berries from the brushes, while immediately putting the unusable ones aside, if they are soft, you can just eat them, and throw away the rotten, spoiled ones.
Now we thoroughly rinse the berries and wait for all the water to drain from them. If you come across large grapes, then it is better to chop its berries, this will speed up the process of juicing.
After all the ingredients are ready for further use, we transfer them to the container of the device and set the “simmer” mode on it, the cooking time is 2 hours. If in your device in this mode the time is set by default and is 1 hour, then do not forget to turn on the device again after this time.
At this time, prepare the container in which you will close the jam. We put the treat hot on the jars, then close the lids.

This method of cooking requires a minimum of time and participation from you, since your main task is to put all the ingredients in a multicooker, and then close the finished delicacy in cans.

Green grapes are one of the most sought after grapes. Wines and liqueurs are made from such berries. Jam is a no less popular delicacy made from green varieties of culture.

To pamper yourself and your family in winter with delicious sweetness, you need to prepare the following ingredients:

Green grapes, for example, ladies' fingers - 2 kg
Granulated sugar - 1 kg
Water - 250 ml
Cinnamon, vanillin at your discretion

The jam won't be green
We prepare the sweetness as follows:

We cut off the grapes from the twigs, rinse and let the water drain.
We take a container with a thick bottom and put all the ingredients there, stirring them slightly. This must be done very carefully, since the berries can be damaged and lose their beautiful appearance.If you use spices, then you need to add them at the same stage.
Boil the contents of the saucepan over low heat. After a while, a syrup forms in the container, it should be thick enough in appearance.
Turn off the gas under the pan and wait until its contents have completely cooled down. Take to the street, balcony, etc. not necessary, the jam should cool at room temperature.
We sterilize all containers together with closures. We lay out the sweetness in containers and close with lids
The jam is ready and can be used at any convenient time.

As you can see, grape jam can be made from almost any variety of this culture and white grapes are no exception. This recipe is extremely tasty and interesting, since it will also contain mint in addition to grapes.

So, we are preparing the following products:

White grapes - 0.5 kg
Granulated sugar - 220 g
Fresh mint - 15 g
Water - 100 ml
Gelling mixture - 1 pack

Delicate jam
Let's start the cooking process:

We cut off all the grapes from the twigs and rinse with water. Be sure to let the water drain. We prick large berries.
We fill the berries with granulated sugar and wait about 1 hour for them to let the juice out.
Rinse the mint with water and chop finely.
Add mint to the container with grapes.
We send all the ingredients into a saucepan with a thick bottom and cook until the contents boil.
After that, pour the liquid into the pan and cook for a couple of minutes.
Leave the jam to brew for several hours.
Now we pour the syrup that we have formed during the cooking of grapes into a separate container and add the gelling mixture there. Bring the contents of the container to a boil.
Mix the syrup and berries again, boil again for about 3 minutes.
We sterilize the jars and pour the treat over them. We close the banks.
The palatability turns out to be unusually aromatic with a spicy taste of mint.

Treats made from black grapes look completely unusual, since they really have a black color and a very pronounced sweet taste. To pamper yourself with such sweetness, you can choose grapes with or without seeds - this is not for everybody. You can also experiment and add various spices and even other fruits to such jam, the taste of this will definitely not get worse for the product.

However, we decided to tell you a classic recipe for jam from black berries of this culture.

Grapes - 1 kg
Granulated sugar - 1 kg
Grape juice - 150 ml
Cinnamon at your discretion

Dark jam
Making jam is easy enough, however, it will take a lot of time:

We remove the grapes from the brushes and rinse, let the water drain. Do not forget to select berries that are unsuitable for food and jam.
We put grapes and half a kg of granulated sugar in a container. We leave the grapes to let the juice, wait at least 7 hours.
Put sugar in a separate container and pour in the juice, add cinnamon if desired. Boil the contents of the saucepan over low heat to get the syrup.
Let the syrup cool, and then add it to the berries.
After 7 hours, put the saucepan with the contents on the fire and cook until tender. In this case, the berries that have sunk to the bottom will speak about the readiness of the jam.
We lay out the treat on sterilized jars and close the lids.
Our black jam is ready, it is especially tasty to serve it with various cottage cheese desserts and pancakes.

Many people prefer seedless jam, in fact, as well as grapes without them. However, there are those who prefer to eat fruits with seeds, not just choosing them from the berries in the process of eating, but even deliberately biting them. By the way, grape seeds contain a huge amount of nutrients and vitamins useful and necessary for our body.

We need the following products:

Grape berries with seeds - 1 kg
Granulated sugar - 4.5 cups
Water - 3.5 cups
Citric acid - half a tsp.
Cherry leaves, mint at your discretion

We leave the bones
The process of cooking goodies will not take you much time and effort, and the result will definitely please:

First, separate the berries from the brushes, rinse them and let the water drain. Remove all bad berries, otherwise they will spoil the taste of the jam. By the way, you can take absolutely any grape - blue, white, green, you can also experiment with varieties. You can take tart, sour or vice versa sugary sweet varieties of culture.
Put granulated sugar into a container with a thick bottom and pour in the liquid. Cook this mixture over low heat and get syrup.
We send berries to a sweet mixture and cook until boiling. After that, let the ingredients stand for about 5 hours.
After the indicated time, we take the leaves, rinse them and put them with the rest of the ingredients. We turn on the gas under the pan and cook until boiling. Let the jam stand again for about 5 hours, and then bring it to a boil again. After a 5 hour break, we repeat the procedure 1 more time. This time, remove all the leaves from the jam and add acid to it.
We are putting in order our container, in which we will close the fragrant delicacy. We put the jam on the jars and close the lids.
We send the sweetness to a cool place, this is where the jam will be stored best.

Jam differs from jam in its consistency. If by jam it is customary to mean a dessert in which all the berries are kept intact, then jam is a sweetness that has a jelly-like consistency.

In terms of taste, jam is not inferior to jam, so we present you a recipe for a delicious winter jam from Isabella grapes.

Grapes of this variety - 2 kg
Granulated sugar - 1 kg 200 g
Lemon juice - 100 ml
Lemon zest - 45 g
Cinnamon at your discretion

We tear off the berries from the branches, then rinse and wait for the water to drain.
Next, squeeze the core out of each berry, and discard the skin.
Put all the cores of the berries in a container with a thick bottom and bring the contents of the pan to a boil.
Next, remove the container from the stove and let the contents cool. Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove the seeds.
In a separate container, combine the strained grape mixture and all the other ingredients.
Next, bring the contents of the pan to a boil and make the quietest fire, cook for about half an hour.
Remember to stir the jam and remove the foam.
Pour the sweetness into sterilized jars and close the lids. After complete cooling, the jars are removed to a dark, cool place.

With walnuts

For 1 kg of seedless grapes you will need:

1 kg of sugar;
100 ml of water;
200 g of walnuts;
a bag of vanilla sugar;
cinnamon stick;
star anise asterisk.

How to cook:

Tear off the grapes from the branches, wash the berries and pour boiling water for five minutes, then drain the water through a colander.
Chop the walnuts with a knife.
Pour water into a saucepan, pour sugar, put on low heat, stir constantly, wait for the sugar to boil and completely dissolve.
Put grapes in boiling syrup, mix, cook for 7 minutes. Cover, cool at room temperature.
After five hours, put on fire again, wait for a boil, add nuts, cinnamon, vanilla sugar, star anise.

Noble jam is made from grapes, walnuts and cinnamon

How to cook grape jam at home: step by step recipes

This jam will appeal to those who prefer a dense, thick consistency.

Structure:

Kishmish - 1 kg;
sugar - 0.4 kg.

Apart from these two components, nothing is needed.

Preparation:

The berries are covered with sugar and left in the refrigerator.
After 48 hours, the mixture is simmered for 20 minutes.
Dessert is ready. It remains to be put in jars and stored in the refrigerator.

If there is no seedless variety, then you have to tinker, but the result is worth it.

Required products:

seedless grapes - 800 g;
granulated sugar - 800 g;
water - 150 ml.

Cooking procedure:

Separate the stalks and rinse the berries by submerging them in water several times.
Let the water drain for about 10 minutes.
If the grapes are pitted, cut each berry in half and remove the seeds.
Pour half of the sugar into a container with berries.
The berries covered with sugar should stand overnight.
Boil the remaining sugar and water into a thick syrup.
Pour the slightly cooled syrup into the infused grape mixture.
Put the dishes with the mass on a moderate heat and cook, not forgetting to remove the foam.
The jam is ready when the berries fall to the bottom.
The mass is cooled in the dishes in which it was cooked.
The cooled jam is laid out in washed dry jars and tightly corked.

Great aroma and taste, delight of guests and home will be provided.

Ingredients:

any dark grapes - 600 g;
sugar - 300 g;
water - ½ cup;
vanillin, cardamom, cinnamon - to taste.

How to cook:

Rinse the bunches and select the berries without signs of damage or rot.
Pour sugar into a bowl with berries and leave for 2-3 hours. The grapes will give juice, the sugar will begin to dissolve.
Add water, put the mixture on medium heat.
Bring it to a boil and cook for another 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from heat and leave to infuse for 2-4 hours.
Bring to a boil again and boil for 5 minutes.
Take a 2-4 hour break again.
The last five minute boil. At this point, you can add spices.
After cooling down, spread the thick aromatic jam in sterilized jars with tight lids.

During the preparation of this dessert, light green berries magically turn into golden jam.

For cooking you will need:

1 kg of white grapes;
400 g sugar;
70 g lemon juice (can be replaced with citric acid, 1 tsp);
5 g of vanilla essence.

Sweet white grape treat

Preparation:

Rinse the grapes.
Cut each berry and remove the seeds.
Grind the grapes into 4-6 pieces.
Add sugar and refrigerate for 12 hours.
Put the sugar-soaked grape mass on a slow fire and simmer for about 1.5 hours, stirring all the time.
In 10 minutes. add lemon juice before the end of cooking.
At the end of cooking, pour in the vanilla essence.

You can take any variety, preferably pitted.

You will need:

unripe in a foreign city - 0.5 kg;
grape juice - 0.5 l;
granulated sugar - 600 g;
salt - ½ tsp.

Preparation:

Rinse the grapes well, separate from the stalks.
Put the berries in a saucepan, add salt, cover with water.
Put the container on fire and let the water boil.
Cook for 2 minutes.
Place the grapes in a colander and rinse with ice water.
Heat the grape juice with sugar until it is completely dissolved.
Put the berries in the syrup and cook over very low heat, making sure that there is no boil.
When the syrup is thick, the jam is ready.
Pour the dessert into sterilized jars and store in a cool, dark place.

Exquisite taste, bright aroma are given to this treat by Isabella berries.

You will need:

Isabella grapes - 1 kg;
aagar agar - 10 g;
water - 3 tbsp. spoons;
sugar - 1 kg.

Cooking instructions:

Rinse the grapes in cool water, removing the stalks, whiskers, damaged and rotten berries.
Put the berries in a deep basin, add sugar and put on medium heat.
While stirring, wait for the moment when the grapes give juice, its skin will soften.
Reduce heat and simmer for about a quarter of an hour.
Mix agar-agar and water in a small bowl, leave to swell.
Rub the mass hot through a sieve, getting rid of the bones and skin.
Add agar-agar to the wiped mass, vigorously stirring the contents of the basin.
Cook for five minutes, waiting for the agar-agar to completely dissolve.
Divide the finished mass into sterile jars with tight lids.

Grape jam, the step-by-step recipes for which are exhibited on our website, can be made from various varieties of white, green, black and red grapes. Many people may like seedless grape jam, for which raisins are suitable.

Black grape jam "Shokoladnitsa"

Let's make black grape jam.

Components:

A kilogram of dark fruits;
A kilogram of sugar;
100 milliliters of grape juice.

Pour the peeled berries with half the sugar, insist for eleven hours. We cook syrup from the rest of the sugar and juice. Cool until warm and pour into the fruit mixture.

We boil the grape mass over low heat until the grapes settle to the bottom of the dish. As soon as this happens, pour the finished jam into jars, close it tightly.

Storage secrets

If you have made jam for the winter, provide it with optimal storage conditions. So it will retain its useful properties and attractive appearance.

to prevent thickening and changing the original color, add lemon juice, which is a natural preservative;
store jars of jam in a cool, dark place, a refrigerator or basement is considered ideal;
take care of sterilization of cans and lids before tightening, this will not disturb the preservation and will not spoil the taste;
do not store jam in places with high humidity, as this is fraught with the formation of mold on the surface.

Lovers of natural delicacies can add apples, pears, cinnamon, cloves, mint or other spices to it when making grape jam. Lemon juice can be substituted for orange juice or zest. Feel free to experiment and look for your unique and amazing taste.

Sugarless

The best grapes for this recipe are raisins. You will need 1 kg of berries, 0.5 l of honey, 100 ml of water, lemon juice (from two lemons), 3 cloves, to the taste of cinnamon and thyme.

Step by step recipe:

Pour water into a saucepan, add honey, squeeze out lemon juice, add cloves and cinnamon. Put on fire. As soon as it boils, immediately turn it off and cool.
Sort the grapes, wash, pierce each berry with a toothpick - this will keep the berries intact.
Transfer the grapes to the syrup, heat over low heat, bring to a boil, cool. Repeat these steps three times.
After the last cooking, leave the jam for a day.
The next day, boil again with stirring, then put in a glass container and roll up.